A Chocolate A air returning for 23rd year Fundraiser for Ralston House features sweet sampling in Olde Town

BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arvada’s set to get a little bit sweeter in February, as the 23rd Annual Chocolate A air will take place in Olde Town on Feb. 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Attendees can purchase tasting tickets online at ralstonhouse. org — all proceeds from the event will bene t the local child advocacy nonpro t. e event will see local retailers — including Enstrom Candies, Scrumptious, Rheinlander’s, Bread Winners Café and more — o ering samples of chocolate confections ranging from baked goods to tru es to ice cream to to ee.

Each $1 ticket is good for one business’ sample. e event will also feature a Chocolate Bake O cookie and brownie baking will be hung all around Olde Town from Feb. 4 to Feb. 14. e hearts are $25 and can be purchased on the Ralston House website.

Historic Olde Town Arvada (HOTA) has traditionally put on the event in conjunction with Ralston House. HOTA President Karen Miller said the event was started by a merchant in the 1990s.

“A Chocolate A air was started by a merchant sometime in the ‘90s, back when Olde Town was pretty quiet and the merchants were dreaming up ideas of how to get people down here,” Miller said. “ e merchant asked another to bake cookies or brownies at their store and put out a box for donations; they gave it to juvenile diabetes research.”

Miller said that the event’s attendance took a dip during COVID but has ramped up since. About a dozen Olde Town retailers will participate this year.